I won't have that! Jazz standards become standards because they are strong enough songs to endure any number of covers. That's why they are still fresh today, while later, more 'song-writerish' stuff quickly becomes stale when re-interpreted too many times.

In fact what we call 'standards' were invariably written with that purpose in mind (i.e. for musicals and thus for a character rather than a particular individual). I don't even consider standards as 'coverable' as most have been around since the 20s and 30s and are, rightly, mainstays of most jazz-based musicians repertoires.

They did a terrible version of it - unforgiveably poor. But a great song like that can withstand knocks. The Bobby Darin version (along with plenty of others) still has a timelessness that can't be touched.

Whereas, 'Yesterday' (which is also a good song in my opinion - sorry Grockle :D) just seems faintly ridiculous in the light of its being covered a billion times by everyone and their dog.

big yellow taxi has been ruined for me by shitty cover versions as well.

particularly that vile aural abomination that counting crows inflicted upon the world.
although everything counting crows do is a vile musical abomination, so i shouldn't be suprised that it was so unrelentingly shit.